modelTapentadol

Diagram of Tapentadol

Extends from Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.N.N02AX06.

Information

name:Tapentadol
ATC code:N02AX06
route:oral
compartments:1
dosage:100mg
volume of distribution:540L
clearance:1530mL/min
other parameters in model implementation

Tapentadol is a centrally acting opioid analgesic used for the management of moderate to severe acute pain and chronic pain. It is a mu-opioid receptor agonist and a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor. Tapentadol is approved and in use today for pain management in various countries.

Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacokinetic parameters as reported in healthy adult volunteers following oral immediate-release tapentadol.

References

  1. Khalil, F, et al., & Freijer, J (2020). Population Pharmacokinetics of Tapentadol in Children from Birth to <18 Years Old. Journal of pain research 13 3107–3123. DOI:10.2147/JPR.S269549 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33262645

  2. Jończyk, R, et al., & Khalil, F (2022). Multiple Dose Pharmacokinetics of Tapentadol Oral Solution for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Acute Pain in Children Aged 2 to <7 Years. Journal of pain research 15 3103–3114. DOI:10.2147/JPR.S364902 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36203787

  3. Xu, XS, et al., & Nandy, P (2010). Population pharmacokinetics of tapentadol immediate release (IR) in healthy subjects and patients with moderate or severe pain. Clinical pharmacokinetics 49(10) 671–682. DOI:10.2165/11535390-000000000-00000 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20818833

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Units.SI.Massweight (from PK_1C)75patient weight (kg)
Modelica.Units.SI.SpecificVolumeVdPerKg (from PK_1C)0.9Volume of distribution (L/kg)
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFractionF (from PK_1C)0.8bioavailiability (0-1)
Pharmacolibrary.Types.ClearanceCl (from PK_1C)20clearance
Modelica.Units.SI.TimeadminTime (from PK_1C)60first administration time (s)
Modelica.Units.SI.TimeadminDuration (from PK_1C)600administration duration (s)
Modelica.Units.SI.TimeadminPeriod (from PK_1C)8*60*60period of administration (default 8 hours)(s)
Pharmacolibrary.Types.MassadminMass (from PK_1C)1000administration mass (mg)
IntegeradminCount (from PK_1C)8number of dose administered (1)
Pharmacolibrary.Types.VolumeVd (from PK_1C)VdPerKg*weightVolume of distribution (m3)
Pharmacolibrary.Types.MassConcentrationCmin (from PK_1C)0.004minimal therapeutic range
Pharmacolibrary.Types.MassConcentrationCmax (from PK_1C)0.008minimal therapeutic range
Pharmacolibrary.Types.MassConcentrationCtox_peak (from PK_1C)0.012toxicity peak level
Pharmacolibrary.Types.MassConcentrationCtox_trough (from PK_1C)0.006toxicity trough level
Pharmacolibrary.Types.TransferRateka (from PK_1C_enteral)0.016666666666666666first order absorption rate
Modelica.Units.SI.TimeTlag (from PK_1C_enteral)600delay between oral administration and absorption (default 10min)

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Types.ConcentrationOutputC_central (from PK_1C)
Interfaces.ConcentrationPort_bcentralCPort (from PK_1C)

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Pharmacokinetic.NoPerfusedTissueCompartmentcentral (from PK_1C)
Pharmacokinetic.ClearanceDrivenEliminationelim (from PK_1C)
Sources.PeriodicDoseperiodicDose (from PK_1C)
Modelica.Units.SI.Timet1_2 (from PK_1C)elimination half-life

Revisions

  • 06/2025 Tomas Kulhanek, generated model from data extracted from PUBMED, DrugBank and LLM(GPT4.1)